Bronco-Raptor Mashup: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together
Built by Wyoming’s Sweet Brothers Restomods, streched ’79 Bronco not only rides upon 2011 Raptor bones, but also has its interior and engine.
Peanut butter and jelly. Peanut butter and chocolate. Two pairs of great tastes that taste great together. Mashups like these are the spice of life. It’s why some classic Ford fans needing a little bit of modernity drop in a newer V8 under the hood, like a 5.0-liter Coyote into a Bronco. A fairly easy enough job to do, resulting in a ride with more oomph than most.
Why stop there, though? The man behind Ford Era recently met up with Dan of Sweet Brothers Restomods in Arizona. There, both took a look at the ultimate mashup: a stretched 1979 Bronco infused with the bones, interior and engine of a 2011 Raptor. Alas, most of the audio for the below video became dust in the wind, so you’ll want to turn your speakers down until later on.
“I wanted to build my 1972 crew cab that I’ve had forever,” said Dan. “I wasn’t ready to cut it up because we didn’t know how nice these would end up. So, we cut up our ’66 first. The way it turned out, the availability that it’s ran out to, it worked. That’s kind of how it all started.”
We’ve talked about what the Sweet Brothers Restomods shop did with a ’79 F-150 a few months ago. This ’79 Bronco, though, is a whole other thing. For starters, the body was cut in half. Then, the B-pillar and rear doors from a ’79 crew cab were dropped in, while the doors were stretched four inches. This rig’s got plenty more utility already, but that’s before we see the inside.
“When we build these, everything is 2011,” said Dan. “We put the door latches in. You can hear the dinger started as soon as we open the door. The floorboards, the dash, everything is 2011 Raptor.”
The other reason the shop stretched the Bronco? To make plenty of space for the rear bench. Tall people will definitely have a great time in this rig, which Dan says is longer than any ’79 crew cab on the road today. Only the front of the Raptor’s frame had to be shortened to accommodate the horse’s nose. A nose with tons of power within.
According to Autoevolution, the Raptor’s big V8 includes a Roush Stage 1 supercharger on top for more power than before. Dan says the combo makes 540 horses, which goes through the rear or all corners when needed. It’s an impressive rig, for sure.
“This one really come out to basically like what we wanted,” said Dan. “It’s got all the extra room. It’s got the Bronco look […] It’s really nice that it is what it is. I can’t really think of anything I’d like to change about this one right now. It’s got the quiet exhaust on it, so it’s going to be really enjoyable to drive. I think that’s one of the big things that’s gonna be a selling point, eventually.”
Join the Ford Truck Enthusiasts forums now!
